Electoral wardE05011770
Stanhope ward, Ashford
Stanhope is one of 39 electoral wards of Ashford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,407 residents in 1,064 households — 7,203 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ashford constituency; for county elections it is in the Ashford South division.
Residents, 20213,407council ward average 3,382
Households1,0643.2 residents per household
Density7,203/ km²about 0.47 km² · Ashford 231
Aged 65+8.0%Ashford: 19.5% · under 16: 28.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.9% · 270
5–98.7% · 298
10–1512.1% · 411
16–197.1% · 242
20–247.1% · 241
25–3415.2% · 519
35–4919.2% · 655
50–6414.7% · 500
65–745.1% · 174
75–842.3% · 77
85+0.6% · 21
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van26.4% · 281
1 car or van42.3% · 450
2 cars or vans24.1% · 256
3 or more7.2% · 77
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ashford overall: 66.3% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.8% private rented.
Owned outright13.6% · 145
With mortgage22.0% · 234
Shared ownership3.0% · 32
Social rented41.4% · 440
Private rented19.8% · 211
Lives rent free0.2% · 2
Type of home
Detached house3.2% · 34
Semi-detached house20.1% · 214
Terraced house59.0% · 627
Purpose-built flat17.1% · 182
Converted house0.4% · 4
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011770- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Ashford South
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 39
Parishes in the ward
Stanhope
Other wards in the same constituency
AAylesford & East Stour10.8% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned6,558BBeaver15.2% aged 65+ · 50.7% owned7,499BBircholt27.0% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned2,779BBockhanger21.9% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned2,420BBybrook22.3% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned3,364CConningbrook & Little Burton Farm10.4% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned2,104FFurley17.4% aged 65+ · 59.4% owned6,332GGoat Lees15.1% aged 65+ · 65.3% owned3,365GGodinton14.3% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned2,845HHighfield18.3% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned2,448KKennington29.9% aged 65+ · 87.7% owned2,275MMersham, Sevington South with Finberry12.0% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned2,683NNorman14.6% aged 65+ · 51.2% owned3,059PPark Farm North10.8% aged 65+ · 78.2% owned2,484
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.